Markets Plus BMO

The economic outlook remains complicated. On the one hand, the U.S. and Canadian economies have exhibited remarkable resilience. On the other hand, inflation remains stubbornly high despite central banks’ best efforts, and that’s delaying the start of expected interest rate cuts. In such a fluid situation, what are corporate treasury departments to do?

Our experts share their take on how the key elements of this year’s budget may affect the economic outlook over the next 12 months, and an overview of the most significant personal and small business income tax measures announced in the budget.
 

The macro environment is opaque and has many crosswinds, including the evolving Central bank policy, uneven global economic growth, geopolitical tension, and the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Yet stocks saw solid gains in the first quarter. Hear from Warren Estey in Markets Plus to learn why and what he sees developing across markets throughout the rest of the year. 

Learn why a BloombergNEF analyst is not so worried about the slowdown in global electric vehicle (EV) sales.

In this episode from Macro Horizons, Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Vail Hartman bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the week of March 18th, 2024.

In this episode from Sustainability Leaders, Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy, shares what younger clean energy companies should understand about LPO and how equity investors view its diligence process.